"Beating the world champion just means that you have potential and that you know how to surf," Coco Ho said after defeating Carissa Moore and Malia Manuel in Round 3. "Rincon really turned on today, we were so lucky. I think on my first wave I was a little tentative, but I was able to get a few more, which helped me loosen up. It was a really fun heat."

"It's such an exciting time to be a part of women's surfing," Moore said. "The girls are taking it to a whole new level and it's just the beginning of the season. We have incredible venues added to our season this year. We have Fiji, Lower Trestles, and Honolua Bay to finish off our season, so I am so excited to see how the girls are going to perform there and I think itll be pretty devastating to watch."

"Beating the world champion just means that you have potential and that you know how to surf," Coco Ho said after defeating Carissa Moore and Malia Manuel in Round 3. "Rincon really turned on today, we were so lucky. I think on my first wave I was a little tentative, but I was able to get a few more, which helped me loosen up. It was a really fun heat."

"It's such an exciting time to be a part of women's surfing," Moore said. "The girls are taking it to a whole new level and it's just the beginning of the season. We have incredible venues added to our season this year. We have Fiji, Lower Trestles, and Honolua Bay to finish off our season, so I am so excited to see how the girls are going to perform there and I think itll be pretty devastating to watch."

Dimity Stoyle

ASP/Cestari

Adding her name to the conversation, upstart Dimity Stoyle made her first quarterfinal appearance of the year.